Mastodon Hailed as Open Alternative to Twitter After Elon Musk Takeover: All You Need to Know

Mastodon Hailed as Open Alternative to Twitter After Elon Musk Takeover: All You Need to Know

With Twitter in disarray since the world’s richest person took control of it last week, Mastodon, a decentralised, open alternative from privacy-obsessed Germany, has seen a flood of new users. “The bird is free,” tweeted Tesla mogul Elon Musk when he completed his $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) acquisition…

Twitter’s ‘Massive’ Revenue Drop Adds to Firm’s Heavy Debt Burden After Elon Musk Takeover

Twitter’s ‘Massive’ Revenue Drop Adds to Firm’s Heavy Debt Burden After Elon Musk Takeover

Elon Musk’s revelation that Twitter has suffered a “massive” revenue drop since he took over 10 days ago underscores the precarious nature of the social media company’s finances after he saddled it with $13 billion (roughly Rs. 105 crore) in debt, credit experts say. Musk tweeted on Friday that Twitter…

Twitter Blue Price Rises to .99, Now Gives Subscribers a Blue Tick for Verification, Fewer Ads

Twitter Blue Price Rises to $7.99, Now Gives Subscribers a Blue Tick for Verification, Fewer Ads

Twitter has pushed out an update for its iOS app which introduces the new revamped Twitter Blue subscription that new owner and CEO Elon Musk has been promoting through his own tweets. Most interestingly, Twitter Blue subscribers will automatically get a blue checkmark badge on their profiles, which used to…

Twitter’s ‘Massive’ Revenue Drop Adds to Firm’s Heavy Debt Burden After Elon Musk Takeover

Elon Musk Says Laid Off Employees Were Offered 3 Months of Severance

Twitter laid off half its workforce on Friday but said cuts were smaller in the team responsible for preventing the spread of misinformation, as advertisers pulled spending amid concerns about content moderation. Tweets by staff of the social media company said teams responsible for communications, content curation, human rights, and…

Volkswagen Follows Audi, General Motors to Halt Paid Advertising on Twitter

Volkswagen Follows Audi, General Motors to Halt Paid Advertising on Twitter

Volkswagen on Friday said it has recommended to its brands to pause paid advertising on Twitter until further notice in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform. “We are closely monitoring the situation and will decide about next steps depending on its evolvement,” Europe’s top carmaker…

Twitter May Have Stopped Working on Crypto Wallet: Report

Twitter May Have Stopped Working on Crypto Wallet: Report

Twitter, under the leadership of its new billionaire chief Elon Musk, is undergoing a plethora of operational changes. Amid the ongoing changes, the microblogging site has reportedly halted work on developing its crypto wallet. The crypto community that expects Twitter to experiment with Dogecoin payments under Musk has not met…

Va. history repeating in NY, … and other commentary
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Va. history repeating in NY, … and other commentary

Conservative: Va. History Repeating in NY? Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe likely lost the 2021 election with his debate declaration, “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” Now, argues the Washington Examiner’s Hugo Gurdon, Gov. “Hochul may have just gifted deep blue New York to her…

Elon Musk Ropes in Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Sriram Krishnan Ahead of Plans to Revamp Twitter

Elon Musk Ropes in Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Sriram Krishnan Ahead of Plans to Revamp Twitter

Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American technology executive, is “helping out” Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk as he revamps the social media giant following its acquisition by the billionaire entrepreneur. Krishnan is a general partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). “Now that the word is out: I’m helping…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX May Launch Starship Rocket System by Early December: NASA

Elon Musk’s SpaceX May Launch Starship Rocket System by Early December: NASA

SpaceX is targeting early December to launch its giant Starship rocket system into orbit for the first time, a pivotal demonstration flight as it aims to fly NASA astronauts to the moon in the next few years, a US official said on Monday. Billionaire Elon Musk‘s SpaceX has sought for…